The afrobarometer_ngr data is a publicly available data
set from Afrobarometer,
an non-profit African survey organization based in Ghana. According to
their website, they “conducts public attitude surveys on democracy,
governance, the economy, and society.” The data set is part of their
many data sets from African countries. Specifically, the
afrobarometer_ngr data set is a 2022 8th round
comprehensive survey on several topics from perceptions of democracy,
elections and the media to attitudes towards different institutions in
Nigeria.
Row
Title
Trust in Institutions
Trust
Overall Trust
The plots in this page explored the level of trust Nigerians had in
different institutions. Overall, Religious and Traditional leaders are
the most trusted group of people. The National Assembly, which is the
main legislative body in the country as well as the Police were the
least trusted groups in Nigeria.
Trust in President/ Religious Leaders by State
Religious leaders are the most trusted groups in Nigeria. The map
showing states that trust the president the most and the least. As is
evident, States in the North (Islamic Majority) are more trusting of the
President and Religious Leaders compared to the states in the South
(Christian Majority).
Column
Nigerian Trust Religious and Traditional Leaders more
Column
Northern States Trust the President more
Nigerians in Kano State trust Religious Leaders more